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Re: [SS20] Mixing two CPUs

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From: Kralizec Craig
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 05:22
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"J.A. Gutierrez" <spd@daphne.cps.unizar.es> writes:

>	#1:
>		SPARCstation 20 Model 50
>		Sun S20,501-2324 
>		Two SBus SCSI DMA "Generic SCSI" SCSI controllers
>		Two "AMD Lance Am7990" 10-Mb Ethernet network interfaces
>		GX 8-bit Accelerated Color Graphics [cgsix]
>		"TI Model 50 SuperSPARC SPARCmodule" 50 MHz CPU
>		Sun SPARCstation 20 (1 X 390Z50)
>		socket J0201 has a 16MB SIMM
>		socket J0301 has a 16MB SIMM
>		empty sockets: J0303 J0202 J0305 J0203 J0302 J0304
>		total memory = 32MB

>	#2:
>		Sun SPARCStation 20
>		SuperSPARC 60 MHz
>		RAM 32 Mb, single SIMM
>		(dead disk right now, so I can't get more information right now)

>	Is it possible to

>	a) Put the 60 MHz CPU on #1 so both CPU's will work (I guess is safer
>	to put the 60 MHz one on the older motherboard than the reverse)
>	(according to http://mbus.sunhelp.org/misc/genconf.htm it seems it
>	should work)

You should never, ever combine CPU modules of different speed/type. If you
can, obtain another 50 or 60 MHz module and use them in matched pairs of the
same speed/type.

>	b) Use all the SIMMs on a single SS20 (16+16+32)

Yes that'll be fine. However, SS20's work best with 32 MB and 64 MB modules
only. Sun's 501-2622 and 501-2480 modules (or 3rd-party equivalents) are
what you should look for.

The newer 128 and 256 MB 200 pin RAM modules while having the exact same
configuration connection-wise are not supported in SS20's.

Regards,

Craig.
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From: cd@lios.apana.org.au (Kralizec Craig)
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Subject: Re: [SS20] Mixing two CPUs
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